Dragon Age: Inquisition Pre-Release Thread

[Angthoron]

I now have this mental image of Angthoron as the Rain Man of obscure cartoon references, watching the various game presentations while mumbling deadpan a continuous stream of animated character names, until the E3 bouncers drag him into the back office to 'discuss' his card-counting design-skewering talents.

What is it with this place?! I reference Sim City and Meltdown sends me a Traffic Adviser avatar for personal use, I reference Moomins and am now a Rain Man of cartoons

But seriously, the likeness is quite uncanny, it's that guy, but grimdark and edgy. The nose, the hat, the scarf, the "I am totally chill" expression.

Never even saw the cartoon, but Mumintroll books were really popular among children in late USSR. They were published with original illustrations, on which this cartoon seems to be based. So if you ask some Russian who was born in early 80s and before, they are probably familiar with Tove Jansson's characters in both text in visuals.

Yep. Moomins are also a big thing in Scandinavia (obviously), and, funnily enough, in Japan. The most well-known version of the cartoon is actually Japanese. Not sure where else they might be popular, but it's really not an obscure thing at all - more like aimed for fairly young kids, so could've slipped under people's radars.

 

[Gord]

"Walking unnoticed through crowds"

With that hat?

It suddenly dawned upon me that I've seen this character before. Took a moment to figure which one it was, but after a google search, I can now demonstrate what character of the Moomins creatively inspired BioWare.

Might also be based on this guy:

 

[Cadmus]

Duude that was my favourite moomins character. His dried cum in his speedos has more coolness than the fucking dragon age faggot emo scarecrow.

 

[norolim]

Yep. Moomins are also a big thing in Scandinavia (obviously), and, funnily enough, in Japan. The most well-known version of the cartoon is actually Japanese. Not sure where else they might be popular, but it's really not an obscure thing at all - more like aimed for fairly young kids, so could've slipped under people's radars.

Was also very popular in Poland, when I was a kid. There was even a Polish TV series and a number of Polish animated films.

 

[Roguey]

Just because it had a different name before, doesn't mean it was an expansion pack.

You're overlooking how, one month before DA:O's release, they said they had two years of DLC planned. Awakening came out around March. One year later, in time for expansion #2, DA2 was released.

I agree with the guy that says they wouldn't try to overhaul the engine and mechanics for an expansion; DA2 was meant to be a new game it was just always destined to be shit.

I disagree. As Obsidian says, expansions/dlc are a great opportunity for experimentation. Lower budget, lower risk (also keep in mind that the scope of the overhaul would have been different because of said lower budget).

 

[Spectacle]

 

[Lagole Gon]

In b4 Groke Buka.

 

[yes plz]

Just got delayed by more than a month.

Delaying it again this close to release doesn't really bode well for it.

 

[DraQ]

I...
I didn't need to see that.

 

[Abu Antar]

Probably needed to add more romances. Romance the last boss.

 

[DraQ]

After the last image I feel the sudden need to romance a nuclear warhead with my face.

 

[dryan]

Just got delayed by more than a month.

Delaying it again this close to release doesn't really bode well for it.

Bioware are known perfectionists.

 

[yes plz]

Just got delayed by more than a month.

Delaying it again this close to release doesn't really bode well for it.

Bioware are known perfectionists.

Did you forget

Spoiler

or am I missing something?

 

[Abu Antar]

Just got delayed by more than a month.

Delaying it again this close to release doesn't really bode well for it.

Bioware are known perfectionists.

Did you forget

Spoiler

or am I missing something?

Maybe you forgot to take some points in perception?

 

[yes plz]

Probably.

 

[Space Satan]

I just remembered how they moved Mass Effect and what shit was the result.

 

[SuicideBunny]

I just remembered how they moved Mass Effect

which one?

 

[Roguey]

Just got delayed by more than a month.

Delaying it again this close to release doesn't really bode well for it.

The same thing happened with Origins (which still ended up not being as polished as one would think it'd have been for something finished in March 2009).

 

[Angthoron]

Maybe their QA went through the dialogue files and found out they were filled with inane SJW agenda and now need to go through every file and correct it.

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

Does a delay usually bode well for the quality of the game?

 

[Lhynn]

Does a delay usually bode well for the quality of the game?

I thought delays were the norm in this industry.

 

[Volourn]

Yeah, good bad indifferent, games being delayed is par for the course.

 

[Outlander]

Ok, so who is it?

http://www.dsogaming.com/news/battl...agon-age-inquisition-delayed-until-november/#

Homophobe? Of course I am a homophobe. What are you ? A homo lover? Or even worse an Aids spreading homo? People like you belonged in the mental hospitals like we had 10 years ago when homos were declared a mental insanity. Of course its an EA game, out to corrupt idiot youths such as yourself insecure of your very own sexuality. And you think this is OK? Think again! Njet comrade this homo loving propaganda game will onlly get hate from us. Thank God for Witcher 3 I must say, no homos!

 

[Valestein]

Does a delay usually bode well for the quality of the game?

Last time I checked, Duke Nukem Forever and Aliens: Colonial Marines weren't the greatest games ever made...

 

[Night Goat]

He has muscles I didn't know existed.